Press release - Parliament requests more support for regions to make energy transition a success

On Wednesday 16 September, MEPs adopted Parliaments position on the Commission proposal on the JTF with 417 votes in favour, 141 against and 138 abstentions.

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
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  • On Wednesday 16 September, MEPs adopted Parliaments position on the Commission proposal on the JTF with 417 votes in favour, 141 against and 138 abstentions.
  • This amount should be supplemented by EUR 32 billion in current prices, as proposed under the EU Recovery Instrument.
  • Rapporteur Manolis Kefalogiannis (EPP, GR) said: The EU is aiming, as part of the European Green Deal, to socio-economically transform regions relying on fossil fuels and carbon-intensive industries.
  • On 6 July, the Regional Development Committee successfully approved the draft report establishing the Just Transition Fund as a whole.
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